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The Ad-dressing of Cats by T S Eliot

You've read of several kinds of Cat,And my opinion now is that You should need no interpreter To understand their character.You now have learned enough to seeThat Cats are much like you and meAnd other people whom we findPossessed of various types of mind.For some are same and some are madAnd some are good and some are badAnd some are better, some are worse--But all may be described in verse.You've seen them both at work and games,And learnt about their proper names,Their habits and their habitat:But how would you ad-dress a Cat?

So first, your memory I'll jog,And say: A CAT IS NOT A DOG.

And you might now and then supplySome caviare, or Strassburg Pie,Some potted grouse, or salmon paste--He's sure to have his personal taste.(I know a Cat, who makes a habitOf eating nothing else but rabbit,And when he's finished, licks his pawsSo's not to waste the onion sauce.)A Cat's entitled to expectThese evidences of respect.And so in time you reach your aim,And finally call him by his NAME.